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Bloc Full Stack (Summer Associate)

Who We AreWe are a team of black millennials who embrace duality as we work to connect our community with fulfilling opportunities. Our meetings, whether in person or online, are no code-switching zones, where you will be able to pursue professional excellence while enjoying the people you work with to the fullest. Whether we are debating whether or not Kendrick or J Cole is the king, whether Bernie is really here for us, or if Formation/Superbowl was a radical feminist moment or strategic capitalist marketing (maybe both?) you can bet that you will be joining a team that is committed to discussing the most salient aspects of culture and drawing relevant professional insights from doing so.

What We Are Building Bloc’s mission is to unite a national bloc (ie collective) of black college students as they realize and leverage their brilliance in the professional space. By bringing black collegians together with resources, connections, companies & graduate programs, we aim to lower the black collegiate employment gap (currently 13%) to the national average (5%) by 2025. In doing so, we aim to strengthen the economic foundations of our community and to unite a community that prioritizes communal responsibility along with personal achievement.

Your Specific RoleJoin the BLOC Team as we develop an integrated mobile and web experience that helps all black college students access amazing careers! Throughout the spring and summer, we will be utilizing Rails and Ionic to create a seamless online experience. You will play a critical role in building new features in our current applications (including groups, recommendations, email integration), strengthening our authentication systems with Omniauth and engaging in active testing. We are a close knit team committed to all things #blackexcellence, black economic empowerment and hope you will apply to join us!

Join 4 core members of the Bloc team and our 6 summer interns as we complete our digital platforms, plan our our fall 2016 launch events and build our corporate partnership base at New York Institute of Technology’s Center for Entrepreneurship

Consulting Project (5 hours/week)

All team members will have the opportunity to collaborate on a diversity in hiring project with a Fortune 100 consulting firm (Slalom Consulting), forming a robust strategic plan for their 2017 diversity initiatives.

You will gain access to top executives at Slalom, strengthen your resume, and gain inside knowledge about opportunities at Slalom’s 16 companies across the US, Toronto and London.

Start Your Own (10 hours/week)

The entire team will participate in tours and dinners at local startups, gaining insights on both the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship

You will have the opportunity to attend workshops geared to specific startup interests and skills areas of the cohort, including marketing, design & fundraising

We will match you with a local black professional mentor to support throughout the summer

Required Qualifications

Experienced web back end developer in Rails or Python

Experienced hybrid mobile developer in Ionic or Phonegap

Experience building and utilizing APIs in Ruby on Rails and working with external APIs